“I perform MUA in my office-based surgery center, where a board-certified anesthesiologist places the patient under ‘twilight’ sedation and monitors blood oxygen levels and heart function throughout the procedure and the subsequent recovery period,” informs Dr. Crespo.

The use of anesthesia allows Dr. Crespo, a MUA-certified physician, to break through the scar tissue and to attain the patient’s full range of motion.

Treatment is repeated for three consecutive days to achieve the greatest possible gains without overtaxing painful muscles and joints.

“MUA is particularly helpful for patients whose chronic pain has been unresponsive to conventional treatment modalities,” says Dr. Crespo, “and it is also an effective treatment for some cases of acute pain.

“The reason it is so effective is that it allows me to reconfigure a patient’s scar tissue so they once again have full range of motion and can reach, bend, and twist without pain.”

Shoulders, hips, and knees often develop restricted range of motion due to the build-up of scar tissue from injuries or surgeries, and all respond well to MUA.

“For area physicians seeking to offer their patients effective, non-surgical treatment of chronic (and, in some cases, acute) pain, Manipulation Under Anesthesia is an excellent choice, and I welcome the opportunity to share with these doctors the amazing changes MUA has made in   people’s lives.